• Song:

    Cost Of Living

  • Artist:

    Ronnie Dunn

First Chord entry was close.  
7th fret A is root E. I think it works nicely with capo on the 2nd fret.
I've heard both $3 and $4 in the chorus.  Your choice.

CAPO 2th FRET

D                               Em
Everything to know about me is written on this page
G                               A
The number you can reach me my social and my age
D                               Em
Yes I served in the army it where I learned to shoot
G                                A
18 months in the desert pouring sand out of my boots
Em                     D/F#          G
No I ve never been convicted of a crime
Em                         G      G /
I could start this job at anytime

Chorus:
        D                        Em
I got a strong back steel toes. I rarely call in sick
   G                              D
A good truck, what I don't know I catch on real quick
   D                          Em
I work week ends if I have to knights and holidays
         G                A
Give you 40 and then some what ever it takes
 Em              D/F#            G
Four dollars and change at the pump
 Em              G  /             D     
Cost of livin's high and going up


D                               Em
I put Robert down as a reference he's known me all my life
G                               A
We attend the same church he introduced me to my wife
D                               Em
Gave my last job everything before it headed south
G                                                A
Put the shoes off of my childrens feet and the food out of their mouths
Em              D/F#             G
Yesterday, my folks offered to help
Em                                 G  /
But their barely gettin by themselves.


Repeat Chorus


Bridge:
G                              D
Im sure a hundred others have applied
Em                            G
Rumor has it your only taken five


        D                        Em
I got a strong back steel toes. I'm handy with a wrench
  D                          A
Nothin I can't drive. Nothin I can't fix
        D                      Em
I work sun up to sun down ain't proud to sweep the floor
  G                                  A
The bank has started calling and the wolves are at the  my door
Em              D/F#            G
Four dollars and change at the pump
Em                    G  /                  D
The cost of living is high and going up
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